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president obama made a very powerful and compelling speech on sunday night. much of that speech could be made about the israeli-palestinian conflict. we know the price. we know what is at stake. it is a question of political will. do we have that political will? it will not be easy. there is a difference today from when the last great effort was made in the waning days of the clinton administration. at least we know where we want to go. it helps the lot if you know what the destination is. >> it is not an issue i really want to say an awful lot about. i think bruce and i disagree a little bit on the role that the israeli-palestinian conflict plays in motivating violent extremists in many disparate parts of the world. there is no question that the narrative makes good use of this conflict as an example of western domination, colonialism and the like. if you look in yemen and north africa and southeast asia where people have strong feelings about the conflict, still, you would find, if you had enough social sciences, that that was not what was attracting people
president obama made a very powerful and compelling speech on sunday night. much of that speech could be made about the israeli-palestinian conflict. we know the price. we know what is at stake. it is a question of political will. do we have that political will? it will not be easy. there is a difference today from when the last great effort was made in the waning days of the clinton administration. at least we know where we want to go. it helps the lot if you know what the destination is....
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redefine obama for many independents who love hy0-ys been kind of which wisd wawshy about obama. will it be a choice election or a referendum on obama's tenure or a choice between two paths that hopefully for democrats, independents will see as the wrong path with mitt romney. i think this is a time for independent voters who are not been paying as much attention to the republican primaries as they begin thinking about both these candidates now that there really is a contrast and a choice. i always say we are still close to six months before the election. i have this theory that come election day, people remember everything they heard in the previous six months. we are approaching that point. host: you have a piece on line from "the washington post.com." it says ronald reagan trailed jimmy carter in september of 1980 and al gore led george w. bush and early september and there is a moment in 2008 when john moat -- when john mccain was a head slightly over barack obama. guest: in a couple of those cases, events changed those patterns. in the final weekend before that election, the
redefine obama for many independents who love hy0-ys been kind of which wisd wawshy about obama. will it be a choice election or a referendum on obama's tenure or a choice between two paths that hopefully for democrats, independents will see as the wrong path with mitt romney. i think this is a time for independent voters who are not been paying as much attention to the republican primaries as they begin thinking about both these candidates now that there really is a contrast and a choice. i...
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signed, barack obama, the white house. february 13, 2012. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on appropriations and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4:45 p.m. today. >> in fact this is the streaming that we designed was to hit concentration area, the second echelon, concentration forces, lines of communications , depp poes administrations, depp poes organization and command and control nodes. it's important that we talked about it. the mission was the protection of civilians. the most difficult and complex ending to this would have been that said i'm taking over from my father, i love the people, i will stop violence, it would have been good, but in the long run this would have been a difficult event to manage. as it were, the regime insisted until the last possible moment to the civilian population. as late as october orders were given to behead people if they were part of the t.n.c. so violence or threat of violence remain. it's important to unders
signed, barack obama, the white house. february 13, 2012. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on appropriations and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4:45 p.m. today. >> in fact this is the streaming that we designed was to hit concentration area, the second echelon, concentration forces, lines of communications , depp poes administrations, depp poes organization and command and control nodes. it's...
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obama. every county in this district for the last four months has seen its unemployment go up. the state of illinois today saw its unemployment go from 8.7% to 91%. the illinois has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. we just saw in franklin county another company shutting down, we see pat quinn, the governor of the state, a strong ally of my ally mr. enyart, shutting down the facilities of southern illinois so that he can transfer those jobs to cook county. we need an election official that will stand up for all of southern illinois, the entire congressional district, and will represent the policies and plans we need to put the ball back to work. i haven't talked the talk about these issues. we did not talk about tax credits for companies or individuals. we talk about real solutions for the real problem we're facing because the people in southern illinois cursed for answers and we are delivering them. [applause] >> thank you, candidates. is time for questions for the panelists. he w
obama. every county in this district for the last four months has seen its unemployment go up. the state of illinois today saw its unemployment go from 8.7% to 91%. the illinois has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. we just saw in franklin county another company shutting down, we see pat quinn, the governor of the state, a strong ally of my ally mr. enyart, shutting down the facilities of southern illinois so that he can transfer those jobs to cook county. we need an election official...
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working on welfare legislation with a bill that republicans had sponsored that would address president obama's interest in changing the rules for welfare recipients work regulations. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] he serve the people of district 11. the service to talents. during these travels, ricky never once met a stranger. with his easy smile and open demeanor, ricky would make someone feel he knew them for a lifetime. he never forgot that his home was comanche, texas. it was a community he was raised in, a community that taught him the character and moral that would guide his life. perhaps that is also where he inherited his stubborn streak. he has the confidence and the possibilities that could be in spite of the limited vision of those around him. you could see this in him every day as he quietly refused to yield to mediocrity. it was his stubbornness that set ricky aside from the crowd and that's where he felt comfortable. showing the rest of us the way. today, ricky is still just a little further up the
working on welfare legislation with a bill that republicans had sponsored that would address president obama's interest in changing the rules for welfare recipients work regulations. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] he serve the people of district 11. the service to talents. during these travels, ricky never once met a stranger. with his easy smile and open demeanor, ricky would make someone feel he knew them for a...
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i congratulate president obama on his reelection. the american people have spoken and it is up to us in loyal opposition to support the president wherever we possibly can, especially on national- security and foreign-policy issues. very briefly, russia, clearly the reset button has a failed. the new definition of treason law that was just passed a couple of days ago in russia -- i mean, the list is so long. by the way, we are about to pass a bill through the united states senate that just went through the house that is very interesting to see mr. putin's reaction to that. we see him of meddling in the ukraine and the baltics. we can go on for a long time, but my judgment of our relations with russia is that we are going to have to have an evaluation of that because i do not believe the reset -- which is clearly -- it has to do with the disposal of nuclear weapons, it is clearly in russia oppose the interest. why in the world would want to negate that. as far as iran is concerned, i think they are hurting. their economy is in the tank
i congratulate president obama on his reelection. the american people have spoken and it is up to us in loyal opposition to support the president wherever we possibly can, especially on national- security and foreign-policy issues. very briefly, russia, clearly the reset button has a failed. the new definition of treason law that was just passed a couple of days ago in russia -- i mean, the list is so long. by the way, we are about to pass a bill through the united states senate that just went...
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obama. i believe they put ryan on the ticket before they were -- when he came up with his plan before, they were trying to privatize medicare and now that he is on the ticket, there is some much fear going on, he is operating around with his mother saying they want to keep everything the same. i do not really trust the republicans right now on the ticket as far as what they are saying. host: is the under 35 voter, how important is this medicare debate to you? caller: i know you asked the previous caller and i do not know how much they're trying to scare the public. i kind of figure it will not be there by the time i get to that age. i kind of fear for my parents because they are 56. we are not well off. this is something my parents will really need. they will need the money to be there by the time they get a little bit older. host: gloria from california. thank you for getting up early and calling in. i want to take it in another comment from facebook -- host: we will get into those issues i
obama. i believe they put ryan on the ticket before they were -- when he came up with his plan before, they were trying to privatize medicare and now that he is on the ticket, there is some much fear going on, he is operating around with his mother saying they want to keep everything the same. i do not really trust the republicans right now on the ticket as far as what they are saying. host: is the under 35 voter, how important is this medicare debate to you? caller: i know you asked the...
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obama-care is important to a lot of people. they have to have something to get people were up about. i have to say that i am very sorry the republican party has gone the way it has, you know, with the religious right and all of that. i cannot go along with that. host: when was the last time you voted republican? guest: -- caller: i voted for obama because i could not vote with anyone who would put sarah palin of the ticket. guest: thank you for calling in. in terms of your concern about the tea party being a koch brother construct, that is not the case. this is a legitimate, grass- roots revolt against the president, and when this started, nobody thought the republican party would be taking the house of representatives anytime soon. we go back to the analysts at the time, and the view was the republican party would be a permanent majority. what a difference what election which won election will take -- 1 election will make. to dismiss this as an artificial construct as opposed to general opposition to massive government overrea
obama-care is important to a lot of people. they have to have something to get people were up about. i have to say that i am very sorry the republican party has gone the way it has, you know, with the religious right and all of that. i cannot go along with that. host: when was the last time you voted republican? guest: -- caller: i voted for obama because i could not vote with anyone who would put sarah palin of the ticket. guest: thank you for calling in. in terms of your concern about the tea...
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president obama has been eloquent and passionate about this arguing that being strong go together. you need to -- we need to develop the american economy, restore american society, and fix american institutions. but that cannot come at the expense of trying to maintain our proper place in the world. i believe this is not a trade- off. a more stable and prosperous world is a better place for america to exist. host: a couple more minutes left with marc lynch, the author of "the arab uprising." we have sandy on the line. sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in tel aviv to set up the arab spring for citizens to protest against their own government. it comes down to a natural resource war with the agenda of gaining control of gainingthe bush family has owned private oil field in iraq. the whole thing is shameful. you are nothing but a mouthpiece for the pentagon and the defense department. i get sick of deceiving propaganda coming out of this whole deal. host: propaganda. guest: the pen
president obama has been eloquent and passionate about this arguing that being strong go together. you need to -- we need to develop the american economy, restore american society, and fix american institutions. but that cannot come at the expense of trying to maintain our proper place in the world. i believe this is not a trade- off. a more stable and prosperous world is a better place for america to exist. host: a couple more minutes left with marc lynch, the author of "the arab...
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obama will start and say that obama care was based on mitt romney care. he brought in his staff to help in designing. mitt romney was the successful in raising taxes and raised about $750 million in taxes as governor. the desire to raise taxes is mutual. obama will point out that romney was very successful in getting liberal judges and massachusetts and pro-abortion judges. obama can point out that romney care approved abortion funds. it is interesting to see what the met runs counter would be. in many ways, as a massachusetts moderate in the tradition of dukakis in kerri, he is close to obama then reagan conservative traditions that is at the heart of the republican party. if you're going to debate obama, you should have somebody who is way over here. the $1 billion of obama will clutter the difference. if you're anywhere close to him, he will drive you down in negativity . host: are you trying to play down expectations? guest: he has an enormous amount of money. he has a big organization. it is important to be here and make the case. i think we will ero
obama will start and say that obama care was based on mitt romney care. he brought in his staff to help in designing. mitt romney was the successful in raising taxes and raised about $750 million in taxes as governor. the desire to raise taxes is mutual. obama will point out that romney was very successful in getting liberal judges and massachusetts and pro-abortion judges. obama can point out that romney care approved abortion funds. it is interesting to see what the met runs counter would be....
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, if any did president obama's victory have? i don't think it had a significant influence. my real focus was, as i mentioned, two issues -- independence and ability to be effective on behalf of maine. i understand senator reid is here. he's -- he wants to see what i've said. senator, thank you. >> senator-elect king represents the best quality of what the united states senator should be. number one, he's independent. and number two, he's a man of principle. always has been. i welcome him to the caucus. we have a strong tradition of independence. no better exemplified by senator lieberman and senator sanders. and i embrace that independence. we as a caucus embrace that independence. i'm confident that senator king will be a bridge to working with republicans and explaining to the american people what we need to accomplish more for a country. i repeat, i couldn't be happier with any person coming to the caucus than angus king, who i admire and have for many years at a distance. >> thank you, sir. >> angus king joining the democrat
, if any did president obama's victory have? i don't think it had a significant influence. my real focus was, as i mentioned, two issues -- independence and ability to be effective on behalf of maine. i understand senator reid is here. he's -- he wants to see what i've said. senator, thank you. >> senator-elect king represents the best quality of what the united states senator should be. number one, he's independent. and number two, he's a man of principle. always has been. i welcome him...
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. >> president obama talks about friday's shooting at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> on friday, we learn more than two dozen people were killed when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school. most who died were elementary children with their lives ahead of them. among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives helping children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. we keep in our prayers those who survived. they know their child's innocence has been torn away far too early. as a nation, we have endured far too many of these tragedies the past few years. an elementary school in newtown, a shopping mall again from oregon, a movie theater of in colorado, countless streetcorners and places like chicago and philadelphia. any of these neighborhoods could be our own. we have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening. regardless of politics. this weekend, michele and i are doing what i know every parent is doing, holding our children as c
. >> president obama talks about friday's shooting at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> on friday, we learn more than two dozen people were killed when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school. most who died were elementary children with their lives ahead of them. among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives helping children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. we keep in our...
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obama like the palestinians? [inaudible] >> one question. >> [inaudible] and by how much. >> my answer is, yes, i believe that the president is fully committed to a palestinian state. he has said that many times. president bush said the same thing many times. i believe it is united states policy. i do not accept the argument made by many in the region, as you well know, that the united states is incapable of serving as an arbiter or mediator or the intervening party in this context because it is so biased toward israel. it is true that the united states and israel are close allies and that we are committed to israel opposes security and existence behind defensible borders, but it is precisely because we believe that israel opposes security will be enhanced by an agreement that we think that there ought to be a palestinian state along with the believe that the palestinian people are entitled to self-governance, as are people everywhere, as our declaration of independence so eloquently states. yes, united states --
obama like the palestinians? [inaudible] >> one question. >> [inaudible] and by how much. >> my answer is, yes, i believe that the president is fully committed to a palestinian state. he has said that many times. president bush said the same thing many times. i believe it is united states policy. i do not accept the argument made by many in the region, as you well know, that the united states is incapable of serving as an arbiter or mediator or the intervening party in this...
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the obama administration has a clear policy of avoiding intervention. what do you think should be done more in syria? >> syria is a complex issue. i was the author of the syrian accountability act, which passed both houses of congress and signed by president bush in 2004, slapping sanctions on serbia for the first time ever. -- syria for the first time ever. we knew in 1979 that syria was an acre and a better of the -- abetter of the assad regime. it put sanctions on serbia for doing all these horrendous things, including supporting terrorism, for occupying lebanon, and other things. assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. ally in then's main region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> rough finally recognizing the opposition. we'r
the obama administration has a clear policy of avoiding intervention. what do you think should be done more in syria? >> syria is a complex issue. i was the author of the syrian accountability act, which passed both houses of congress and signed by president bush in 2004, slapping sanctions on serbia for the first time ever. -- syria for the first time ever. we knew in 1979 that syria was an acre and a better of the -- abetter of the assad regime. it put sanctions on serbia for doing all...
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. >> do you still have concerns or any concerns about president obama being atop the ballot? and can you win back the house if the president loses re-election? >> well, we have actually a counterintuitive battle ground. look, the president i think is going to do very well in this election. the more people see -- have you watched the republican debates? the more people who are watching the republican debates, the more who are going to support the president. but separate apart from that, our battle space is a little bit counterintuitive. we need to do well in states where the president may not be putting a lot of resources. for example, result of redistricting we did very well in illinois. so we've got to do -- we've got to run up illinois. we need to do well in california. because redistricting created a favorable environment for us. texas is another state where we need to do well and florida. so we're going to run in our own battle space with our own recruits, we're all problem solvers. and our challenge is to make sure that when people show up to vote for the president we're
. >> do you still have concerns or any concerns about president obama being atop the ballot? and can you win back the house if the president loses re-election? >> well, we have actually a counterintuitive battle ground. look, the president i think is going to do very well in this election. the more people see -- have you watched the republican debates? the more people who are watching the republican debates, the more who are going to support the president. but separate apart from...
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i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration. you will excuse the confusion. and we refer to democracies as administrations. a slip of the tongue. it leaves the administration in the position of continuing to argue the same kind of economic and political pressures that have failed to produce an effect on the strategic calculus define that the casualty that we should stick with into the foreseeable future. this, i am afraid to say, is not the position that i think any administration wants itself to be in. the obama administration finds itself arguing that the best course is more of the same, even though conditions on the g
i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration....
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we have done three iterations of president obama's policy beginning in 2010. i do not think he would find a more balanced approach. almost 90% of the world's drug treatment programs are evaluated and the science behind them comes from more done here in the united states. we are happy to export those kinds of real world practical solutions as a longtime police chief getting something done and having doable deed and making sure that it is practicable is critical to me. if you look at the strategy and you look at the three years of changes, i think that is exactly where we are headed. there is no silver bullet or a magic answer. we have worked very hard to make sure that the united states is not just seen as our only interest is in keeping this out of the hands of our people. our interest is in making a healthier and safer world. >> we have time for two final questions. this lady with the dark blouse and then the young man with the dark tie. i guess those will be our final ones. we will take two questions. >> you mentioned the mexican and colombian cases. other c
we have done three iterations of president obama's policy beginning in 2010. i do not think he would find a more balanced approach. almost 90% of the world's drug treatment programs are evaluated and the science behind them comes from more done here in the united states. we are happy to export those kinds of real world practical solutions as a longtime police chief getting something done and having doable deed and making sure that it is practicable is critical to me. if you look at the strategy...
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president obama is not a bad guy. no. president obama is not a bad guy. he is good at giving great speeches. he is just really bad at creating jobs. [applause] here is the problem. when you think that the road to success and prosperity is more borrowing, more spending, more taxing, off more regulating, a government-centered society with a government-run economy, these are the kinds of results that we get. if we want the next four years to be any different than the last four years, which need a different president. [applause] now, four years ago, president obama said if you do not have a record to run on, then you pay your opponent as someone that people should run from. guess what? that is exactly what he is doing today. so, let's take a look at where we are. we got some pretty disappointing news just today. you know, we learned today that for every person who got a job, nearly four people stop looking for a job. they gave up. we cannot keep doing this. our economy needs to correct just 150,000 jobs every month just to keep up with the growth of our popul
president obama is not a bad guy. no. president obama is not a bad guy. he is good at giving great speeches. he is just really bad at creating jobs. [applause] here is the problem. when you think that the road to success and prosperity is more borrowing, more spending, more taxing, off more regulating, a government-centered society with a government-run economy, these are the kinds of results that we get. if we want the next four years to be any different than the last four years, which need a...
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i will work until the last hour to see president obama reelected. [cheers and applause] i stand with obama because i stand for the quality. whether it is a woman's right to make the same money when she works the same job as a man or whether it is somebody who served in the military no matter who they are, no matter who they love. if they have courage, if they have commitment, and if they have the capacity, i want them out there keeping america states. as i stood there, i recited the call of my childhood. i will recite it now, taking a liberty to change one word that you will recognize when i do. it is a poem by a hero of mine named langston hughes. my parents read it to me by my bedside for the first time. it ends like this. "let america be america again. the land that never has been yet but yet must be. the land where everyone is free. the poor man. the indian, the negro, and the lgbt. who made america? whose sweat and blood? who plowed in the rain must make our mighty dream live again. i say it plain. american never was america to me but i swear t
i will work until the last hour to see president obama reelected. [cheers and applause] i stand with obama because i stand for the quality. whether it is a woman's right to make the same money when she works the same job as a man or whether it is somebody who served in the military no matter who they are, no matter who they love. if they have courage, if they have commitment, and if they have the capacity, i want them out there keeping america states. as i stood there, i recited the call of my...
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present obama was right. he said that was outrageous to have deficits as high as half a trillion dollars under the bush years. he was right. then he put in place that is as twice that size for every one of its four years. and is forecast for the next four years is more deficits almost at large. -- that large. the last one is championing a small business. we have been focused on big business is too long. i understand how hard it is to a small business. i want to keep their taxes down on small business. i want regulators to see their job as encouraging small enterprise, not crushing it. the thing i find most troubling about obamacare, it is a long list, but one of the things as that when you go out and talk to small businesses and ask them what they think about it, they tell you it keeps them from hiring more people. my priority is jobs. president bush had a very different path for a different time. my path is designed in getting small businesses to grow and hire people. >> thank you. mr. president? >> it is im
present obama was right. he said that was outrageous to have deficits as high as half a trillion dollars under the bush years. he was right. then he put in place that is as twice that size for every one of its four years. and is forecast for the next four years is more deficits almost at large. -- that large. the last one is championing a small business. we have been focused on big business is too long. i understand how hard it is to a small business. i want to keep their taxes down on small...
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you know, i like president obama. i think he's a decent man, and i'm glad he was elected as an african-american. but one thing that bothers me is a lot of your african-american people that call into your program claim that if you disagree with his policies, you got to be a racist or a bigt. -- or a big bot got. you look at it. something like 97% of african-americans voted for president obama last time. say 97% of white people had voted for mccain. now that would have been called racism, pure and simple. so how do you figure? is it racism on one side and not the other? come on, now, let's be fair about it. host: all right. that's your comment from berkeley springs, west virginia. having an open phones friday. a chance to call in with whatever is on your mind. freddy, a democratic. you're on. caller: i'd like to speak on this oil situation. you know, we're -- when i was in the sixth grade, i sat in class, and one of the first things we was taught is basic capitalism. you have these people with little baby drills. now in
you know, i like president obama. i think he's a decent man, and i'm glad he was elected as an african-american. but one thing that bothers me is a lot of your african-american people that call into your program claim that if you disagree with his policies, you got to be a racist or a bigt. -- or a big bot got. you look at it. something like 97% of african-americans voted for president obama last time. say 97% of white people had voted for mccain. now that would have been called racism, pure...
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barack obama. -- look. this president has shown the same result, the same steady hand in his role as commander in chief. that brings me to the next illustration. the next crisis he had to face. in 2008, before he was president. barack obama made a promise to the american people. he said, if i have bin laden in our sights, we will take him out. he went on to say that it has to be our biggest national security priority. barack understood that the search for him was about a lot more than taking a monstrous man off the battlefield. it was about more than that. it was about correcting an unspeakable wrong. literally, it was about healing unbearable wounds, a nearly unbearable wound in america's heart. and he also knew the message we had to send around the world. if you attack innocent americans, we will follow you to the end of the earth. [applause] most of all, president obama has an unyielding faith in that capacity and the capability of our special forces. literally, the finest warriors in the history of the
barack obama. -- look. this president has shown the same result, the same steady hand in his role as commander in chief. that brings me to the next illustration. the next crisis he had to face. in 2008, before he was president. barack obama made a promise to the american people. he said, if i have bin laden in our sights, we will take him out. he went on to say that it has to be our biggest national security priority. barack understood that the search for him was about a lot more than taking a...
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senator obama? >> well, oliver, first, let me tell you what's in the rescue package for you. right now, the credit markets are frozen up and what that means, as a practical matter, is that small businesses and some large businesses just can't get loans. if they can't get a loan, that means that they can't make payroll. if they can't make payroll, then they may end up having to shut their doors and lay people off. and if you imagine just one company trying to deal with that, now imagine a million companies all across the country. so it could end up having an adverse effect on everybody, and that's why we had to take action. but we shouldn't have been there in the first place. now, i've got to correct a little bit of senator mccain's history, not surprisingly. let's, first of all, understand that the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system. senator mccain, as recently as march, bragged about the fact that he is a deregulator. on the other hand, two years ago,
senator obama? >> well, oliver, first, let me tell you what's in the rescue package for you. right now, the credit markets are frozen up and what that means, as a practical matter, is that small businesses and some large businesses just can't get loans. if they can't get a loan, that means that they can't make payroll. if they can't make payroll, then they may end up having to shut their doors and lay people off. and if you imagine just one company trying to deal with that, now imagine a...
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-- an obama appointee. i would not bet on it. host: we are taking your calls on the supreme court in the near term and longer-term issues. john from texas on the republican line is next. caller: good morning, i am very familiar with the hubbub about the affirmative action deal in texas. i'm a former teacher. we have an inconsistency in standards among our bicycles. students graduating from high year to year high schools are much better prepared for college than kids from the inner cities. what we found is that universities are admitting students who are not well qualified based on the affirmative action. they are finding that many of the students coming in under that role are failing in their first year and not becoming good students. we want the affirmative action thing gone to where we only add that qualified students who have high s.a.t.'s, high grade point averages, and score well on the texas standard tests and to demonstrated the probability of success at college. affirmative action is not working. we
-- an obama appointee. i would not bet on it. host: we are taking your calls on the supreme court in the near term and longer-term issues. john from texas on the republican line is next. caller: good morning, i am very familiar with the hubbub about the affirmative action deal in texas. i'm a former teacher. we have an inconsistency in standards among our bicycles. students graduating from high year to year high schools are much better prepared for college than kids from the inner cities. what...
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obama. [applause] please remain standing for the presentation of the colors by the smithsonian institution office of protection services honor guard and the national anthem performed by denyce graves. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed, at gleaming.ht's light whose broad stripes and bgiths t -- bright stars through the perilous fight. we watched itrts were so gallantly streaming. glare, thet's red bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,. . o, say does that star-spangeled banner yet wave. o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. ♪ [applause] >> please join me in welcoming the abyssinian baptist church. >> i adelighted to have been given this opportunity to say a word of inspiration concerning the national museum of african american history and culture. african-americans -- what is africa to me? copper sun or scarlet see? jungle track or regal black? when men- women? three centuries removed from t
obama. [applause] please remain standing for the presentation of the colors by the smithsonian institution office of protection services honor guard and the national anthem performed by denyce graves. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed, at gleaming.ht's light whose broad stripes and bgiths t -- bright stars through the perilous fight. we watched itrts were so gallantly streaming. glare, thet's red bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that...
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i am voting for obama. host: i am not encoding simply because i'm black or because he is black or because of any of those things. i am voting because of the fact that obama is thinking about the middle costs -- middle class. we have completely thrown our country and down the drain by saying that we will tax people who are trying to get somewhere instead of taxing people who are already somewhere. these people who are making billions of dollars have enough money to help others in need. they have enough money to give to the ones in need. instead of uniting the country and doing bad, we decide that we want to say, listen, we are going to pay these guys more than we will pay these guys. you have people on welfare that are barely making it. and obama is giving them a fighting chance. we have to give -- let me just say this one thing. and we ought to give the community a fighting chance. everybody has to have a fighting chance, as joe biden was saying last night. that is what they are thinking. host: did you part
i am voting for obama. host: i am not encoding simply because i'm black or because he is black or because of any of those things. i am voting because of the fact that obama is thinking about the middle costs -- middle class. we have completely thrown our country and down the drain by saying that we will tax people who are trying to get somewhere instead of taxing people who are already somewhere. these people who are making billions of dollars have enough money to help others in need. they have...
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our leader mitch mcconnell said let a vote on the obama budget. people said what in the world is that? all republicans and democrats voted against it. thank goodness ryan had his back. i commend him purity as set forth how the cuts can score predicament him. he has set forth how the cat can -- i commend him. he has set forth how the cuts can occur. it is very important that we get a budget this year despite democratic opposition. i will continue to fight to do so. >> mr. murdoch. >> i am glad to have the rebuttal for this question. it is so important. we agree it is a travesty that the president cannot present a budget. we do have a chance to grow this economy. that has to be our goal. we have to be growing our gdp 3.5% a year. as horrible as our debt is today, we can pay that off. we have to be looking to reduce the size of government now so we can grow the economy to get the job done. >> and mr. lugar -- >> we need to make sure that these so-called bush tax cuts remain. the democrats are pushing back into the post-election session. i want to cut
our leader mitch mcconnell said let a vote on the obama budget. people said what in the world is that? all republicans and democrats voted against it. thank goodness ryan had his back. i commend him purity as set forth how the cuts can score predicament him. he has set forth how the cat can -- i commend him. he has set forth how the cuts can occur. it is very important that we get a budget this year despite democratic opposition. i will continue to fight to do so. >> mr. murdoch. >>...
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state ofsident obama's the union address this week. it is tuesday night, live on c- span. >> we take a look at the year ahead beginning with mayor michael bloomberg at 9:00 p.m. eastern. also, the inaugural address of mississippi's governor, phil bryant, and california gov. jerry brown. plus, other state leaders that you can see listed on your screen. starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and tomorrow morning, a republican presidential debate with candidates nuking rich, mitt romney, rick santorum, and ron paul. it happens in tampa bay, florida. we will bring you the debate at 5 taye -- 5:10 a.m. eastern on c-span. an event called the conservative platform was hosted by representative alan west of florida. you can see all of this tonight after a u.s. house coverage, which starts in about 15 minutes from now at 6:30 p.m. eastern. here is part of the forum with congressman west. >> i concluded a long time ago that most black people do not think alike. they just vote alike. with the exception of the arena that we are in and mo
state ofsident obama's the union address this week. it is tuesday night, live on c- span. >> we take a look at the year ahead beginning with mayor michael bloomberg at 9:00 p.m. eastern. also, the inaugural address of mississippi's governor, phil bryant, and california gov. jerry brown. plus, other state leaders that you can see listed on your screen. starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and tomorrow morning, a republican presidential debate with candidates nuking rich, mitt...
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the obama administration has made it clear they want to prevent them. israel has made it even clearer they want to prevent them from getting it, it is certain amount of nuclear weapons debilities. i think it wrong perceives it is risky to try to get -- iran perceives it is risky to get a nuclear weapon at this time. they would have had one by now if it had not been for the actions of the international community. if they are deterred now, will they be in the future? one of the worries we have is that if it is easy for them to make, a bomb, they will be more likely to make the decision to do it. there have been other cases with no weapons, where they had beaten and technical ability, the political decision to do so was a lot -- where they had the technical ability, the political decision to do so was a lot easier. their nuclear capabilities are growing so fast that perhaps in 2014, they will actually have secret capability and it could produce weapons-grade uranium and we will not even know what happened until they choose to rivulet. -- reveal it. the man
the obama administration has made it clear they want to prevent them. israel has made it even clearer they want to prevent them from getting it, it is certain amount of nuclear weapons debilities. i think it wrong perceives it is risky to try to get -- iran perceives it is risky to get a nuclear weapon at this time. they would have had one by now if it had not been for the actions of the international community. if they are deterred now, will they be in the future? one of the worries we have is...
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it was all about president obama and foreign affairs an answering president obama's press conference today. >> in addition to having the intergalactic audience at politico and the local audience at news channel 8, we have c-span viewers joining us. tell them about the pageantry behind you. what is happening? what is the campaign doing? what are they trying to project and how do they do that on a night like this? >> this is a bigger room than we've seen on many of the other romney election nights. you can see over my shoulder there's a live ban playing. it almost likes -- looks like a weding or bar mitzvah more than a political rally. the room is, i would say it's about twice the size what we saw in south carolina. and in florida an even last week in michigan. there's a lot more press, it's open, a couple of hours in advance of when romney is going to come out and speak where before they didn't really let people in until a half-hour or 45 minutes before romney came out. it's a much bigger, much sort of more elaborate, opulent type of night than what we've seen the last few election ni
it was all about president obama and foreign affairs an answering president obama's press conference today. >> in addition to having the intergalactic audience at politico and the local audience at news channel 8, we have c-span viewers joining us. tell them about the pageantry behind you. what is happening? what is the campaign doing? what are they trying to project and how do they do that on a night like this? >> this is a bigger room than we've seen on many of the other romney...
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just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down steel mills and manufacturing plants. the governor's team was not very happy. their narrative was that they have eight unemployment rate four points lower than the national average. iran campaign is now voiding that discussion altogether. -- the romney campaign is avoiding that discussion altogether. both campaigns are trying to take credit for improving the conditions. john kasich will have to wait two years. >> let me go back to the issue of the ground game. we hear about this every two or four years. you are honest assessment, and then tim burk
just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down...
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he has a tremendous advantage over obama of that year. he is a tremendous advantage over the republicans. one thing he does have a problem with is controlling inflation. inflation is a problem of gun 19408. it is running at about seven%. there had not been inflation in world war warm and -- world war ii. this is a shot to the american people. this is something which is not being discussed by either party much of this year. the person who seems to becoming the closest to it is ron paul, i think when he talks about the money and the inflation. it is interesting to me that we are not seem that even though we're seeing it in the stores when we go out to shop. we are not seeing it on the campaign trail so far. >> his book "1948" is widely available. he is also part of our "the contenders" program. he adds to our themes of past presidential elections. thank you. the pictures are starting to come in from the capital. the senate is beginning to gather. as we can show you, i want to put on screen the president travels over the next couple of days.
he has a tremendous advantage over obama of that year. he is a tremendous advantage over the republicans. one thing he does have a problem with is controlling inflation. inflation is a problem of gun 19408. it is running at about seven%. there had not been inflation in world war warm and -- world war ii. this is a shot to the american people. this is something which is not being discussed by either party much of this year. the person who seems to becoming the closest to it is ron paul, i think...
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the current spike in gas prices is not about obama. it is about opec -- oil companies and wall street speculators. we could take four steps right now that could address this situation. one, e. coli oil from the strategic petroleum -- deploy oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. when the french government said that talks with the united states and others deploy from the oil reserves, oil dipped just on the mere threat to use this weapon against speculators. the strategic petroleum reserve is to wall street speculator is what kryptonite is to super man. republicans oppose this. they believe the oil market is a free market. it is is not. two, we need to stop speculators from yearly gains that turn to the crude oil market into a casino. last year, republicans tried to slash the budget of the commodities futures trading commission, the agency that serves on the top of the speculation at beat. the republican majority has moved legislation intended to delay reforms by the democratic congress that would diminish the power of wall street tr
the current spike in gas prices is not about obama. it is about opec -- oil companies and wall street speculators. we could take four steps right now that could address this situation. one, e. coli oil from the strategic petroleum -- deploy oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. when the french government said that talks with the united states and others deploy from the oil reserves, oil dipped just on the mere threat to use this weapon against speculators. the strategic petroleum reserve is...
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president obama has focused on this. let's get these guys going. i assure you because the president's threat drove the price down almost $40. if there is a real investigation, just the appearance of it will cause these cockroaches to scatter because the light will be turned on. they do not want to go to jail. if they think they're not going to go to jail, they're going to keep damaging american economy. this may be the hardest thing to do. the american public must understand the commodities futures trading commission probably few of them know what that is, it is the cop on the beat that can stop this problem. under the leadership of chairman gansler, they have done an amazing job. they are underfunded. for a multi trillion dollar market, the have 700 employees. the president ask for another 400 employees. another $100 million to stop the economy spinning into a depression. that is a very small amount of money. the cftc has to be fully funded. if they are fully funded, we do not need interagency task force. there would have the resources to bring th
president obama has focused on this. let's get these guys going. i assure you because the president's threat drove the price down almost $40. if there is a real investigation, just the appearance of it will cause these cockroaches to scatter because the light will be turned on. they do not want to go to jail. if they think they're not going to go to jail, they're going to keep damaging american economy. this may be the hardest thing to do. the american public must understand the commodities...
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then remarks from president obama at the holocaust museum. then mitt romney campaigned in pennsylvania one day before the state's primary. charles colson, special counsel to president nixon, who went to prison for his role in the watergate cover meant, -- cover- up, died this past weekend. he talked about the white house taping system. >> kissinger at the right -- had the right to come into the oval office without having somebody an ounce him. kissinger could just walk in when he wanted that. nixon told him that because of the severity of the foreign policy issues to interrupt anything. henry would do it for trivial things. one day nixon was ticked off at henry for a variety of things, and i was in the executive office building. it was henry, i caught a glance at him. nixon did not appear to look, but he knew it was henry. the nixon said, it was right, it is time for us to use nuclear weapons. kissinger stood in the doorway absolutely paralyzed. he said, that is on a tape somewhere. somebody is gonna get here that and think nixon was a madman
then remarks from president obama at the holocaust museum. then mitt romney campaigned in pennsylvania one day before the state's primary. charles colson, special counsel to president nixon, who went to prison for his role in the watergate cover meant, -- cover- up, died this past weekend. he talked about the white house taping system. >> kissinger at the right -- had the right to come into the oval office without having somebody an ounce him. kissinger could just walk in when he wanted...
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host: this a tweet -- guest: president obama has a record that is clear. it cannot be defeated just in debate. mitt romney can say what he will do but we are all clear that the president has a record he can stand on. he has been the president who has done the most for the lgbt community in the history of this country so there is commitment to equality. i don't think it is a special set of rights. these are the issues of our time. this president clearly is committed to equality for lgbt people and for all americans. i think the record is clear. host: back to the telephones -- we're talking with diane nipper. our next call comes from land on our time from democrats -- on our line from democrats. caller: i have a concern -- i have a problem with the fact that we are mixing up -- i think politics and religion are two separate and i think they are strong and i believe in the separation of church and state and have a problem with people telling people what to believe and how to believe. if same-sex marriage is an issue, i think maybe we need to look at the tax c
host: this a tweet -- guest: president obama has a record that is clear. it cannot be defeated just in debate. mitt romney can say what he will do but we are all clear that the president has a record he can stand on. he has been the president who has done the most for the lgbt community in the history of this country so there is commitment to equality. i don't think it is a special set of rights. these are the issues of our time. this president clearly is committed to equality for lgbt people...
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president barack obama vice president joe biden and first lady michelle obama met this morning with members of the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. the athletes presented obamas with the u.s. flag. the u.s. won 104 medals in london, 46 of them gold. the paralympics which came immediately after attracted 2.7 million spectatorsÑi a recoi bob woodward will be our guest monday on washington çójournal, the washington potion editor written a book how the president and congress fail to pass a check program. mr.woodward will answer your questions about the book monday at 8:30 eastern live on c-span. >> we can keep investing in wind and solar and clean coal and farmers and scientist with biofuels. our construction workers with build homes and factories. put them back to work. >> i'm going to take advantage our oil, coal, our gas, our renewable. north america will be energy and independent.çó >> watch and engage with c-span as the presidential campaigns moves towards the october debates. energy policy is likely one of the topics in the first 90 minute debate. foreign the focus of the final deb
president barack obama vice president joe biden and first lady michelle obama met this morning with members of the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. the athletes presented obamas with the u.s. flag. the u.s. won 104 medals in london, 46 of them gold. the paralympics which came immediately after attracted 2.7 million spectatorsÑi a recoi bob woodward will be our guest monday on washington çójournal, the washington potion editor written a book how the president and congress fail to pass a...
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rush limbaugh called president obama in monkey and talked about michelle obama. [applause] in corporate america it you have to go in there knowing -- hopefully it will not always the like this, but you have to work twice as hard as somebody who does not look like you to adjust how to be real about it. >> one of the things i heard randy say, though, and correct me if i'm wrong, is the training component. those young leaders that came before. reverend talked about it being a lunch counter movement. but nobody could march without being trained. it was not enough to be passionate, but you have to go through a training run apparatus. one of the things i'm interested in that randy asked was, where are some of the organizations and institutions and provisions that are providing the training. >> part of this is an eight- point plan. if you read the plan, there are specifics about job training for disadvantaged youths. what do we mean? people who did not finish high school on time. people who want to get their life together. and we have to recognize that when a high schoo
rush limbaugh called president obama in monkey and talked about michelle obama. [applause] in corporate america it you have to go in there knowing -- hopefully it will not always the like this, but you have to work twice as hard as somebody who does not look like you to adjust how to be real about it. >> one of the things i heard randy say, though, and correct me if i'm wrong, is the training component. those young leaders that came before. reverend talked about it being a lunch counter...
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president obama and first lady michelle obama presenting the presidential medal of freedom to 13 recipients. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the white house. it is extraordinary to be here with all of you to present this year's medal of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house. which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check them out. this is the highest civilian honor this country can bestow. which is ironic because nobody sets out to win it. no one ever picks up a guitar or fights a disease or starts a movement thinking, you know what, if i keep this up in 2012, i could get a medal in the white house from a guy named barack obama. that wasn't in the plan. but that's exactly what make this is award so special. every one of today's honorees is blessed with an extraordinary amount of talent. all of them are driven. but, you know, we could fill this room many times over with people who are talented and driven. what set
president obama and first lady michelle obama presenting the presidential medal of freedom to 13 recipients. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the white house. it is extraordinary to be here with all of you to present this year's medal of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house. which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody...
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c-span2 will have jodi kantor with her book, "the obamas." she will be interviewed by "new york times" columnist david brooks. >> in this episode, we will take a look at rick perry's surprising comments on climate change and the science behind the research. >> there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data. >> i rate different comments by politicians on a scale. if you say something really outrageous, he will get four pinocchios. something slightly misleading or out of context, as little as one. >> glenn kessler evaluates the truthfulness of political figures and others. >> if a politician says the same thing over and over again, even when it has been pointed out to be untrue, they know they are saying something untrue, and they will say any way. >> it is easy to follow the presidential candidates durso shall media. the two of our campaign 2012 web site and follow what the candidates are posting in real time. read the latest from political reporters, and what the viewers like you are saying on facebook, twitter.com and
c-span2 will have jodi kantor with her book, "the obamas." she will be interviewed by "new york times" columnist david brooks. >> in this episode, we will take a look at rick perry's surprising comments on climate change and the science behind the research. >> there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data. >> i rate different comments by politicians on a scale. if you say something really outrageous, he will get four pinocchios....
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chapter, there's an endorsement of president obama. everyone said he changed. no, he's always been consistent on this. >> any other questions? all right. well, thank you both so much for joining us. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow night, and interviews with two and outgoing members of congress, dan burton talks about his 30 years in the house of representatives and kent conrad on his five terms in office. you can see both of those interviews on c-span beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> as president obama begins his second term, what is the most important issue he should consider? >> if you are in grades 6 through 12, make a video to be president. >> your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000, $50,000 in prizes. the deadline is january 8. >> this year, arnold palmer was awarded the congressional gold medal at a ceremony in his honor. leaders and fellow golfer jack nicklaus talked about his contributions to the sport and his philanth
chapter, there's an endorsement of president obama. everyone said he changed. no, he's always been consistent on this. >> any other questions? all right. well, thank you both so much for joining us. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow night, and interviews with two and outgoing members of congress, dan burton talks about his 30 years in the house of representatives and kent conrad on...
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president obama has done it. it is just so important that as we see surveys done of school children in america, high school students, college students, when they are asked to who did the original pilgrims give thanks? so many say the indians, say each other. and not understand what's been part of our history since that early thanksgiving with the pilgrims when they set it aside to celebrate with the indians in gratitude to the indians, but the purpose was a proclamation of thanksgiving by every heart to almighty god. and as some try to rewrite our history, it must be said that for the nation's whole history each year was a proclamation of thanksgiving to god. and it's even worth noting, mr. speaker, that here in the house chamber where you and i are dwelling right now, this chamber has the side profile above all the doors in the gallery of the greatest lawgivers in the history of man. some are sometimes surprised to see napoleon. he gave us the napoleonic code. louisiana still uses it as the basis of its law. the
president obama has done it. it is just so important that as we see surveys done of school children in america, high school students, college students, when they are asked to who did the original pilgrims give thanks? so many say the indians, say each other. and not understand what's been part of our history since that early thanksgiving with the pilgrims when they set it aside to celebrate with the indians in gratitude to the indians, but the purpose was a proclamation of thanksgiving by every...
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. -- re-electing president barack obama. chairman cleaver has led the c.b.c. with skill and passion and an unwavering commitment to justice and equal opportunity during the most critical times of this nation's history. i thank chairman cleaver for his service, for his leadership, for his friendship and most of all for his example of being led by god here in the house of representatives. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, for five minutes. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. davis: mr. speaker, members of the house, i rise first of all to commend a matriarch in my community who passed away a few days ago, ms. mavis donahue, who came to the united states of america from jamaica and, of course, much of her family came with her and they kind of stayed together as a group. it was her daughter, claudette, that i first met, and we
. -- re-electing president barack obama. chairman cleaver has led the c.b.c. with skill and passion and an unwavering commitment to justice and equal opportunity during the most critical times of this nation's history. i thank chairman cleaver for his service, for his leadership, for his friendship and most of all for his example of being led by god here in the house of representatives. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes...
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and that the obama administration could have built on that but instead the obama administration reset the clock, erased the past, in essence, and demanded a settlement freeze. what happened? why did annapolis fall away? why did that offer fall away? >> it is a manner of -- is a matter of well-established public record. i went to the region a few days after my appointment. it was in the midst of the israeli election campaign which was held on february 10, 2009. about two weeks before the election, omert made public the details of the offer that he had made during the annapolis process in his discussions with abbas. immediately, the major candidates to succeed ohlmert, prime minister netanyahu and the previous foreign minister rejected the proposal. prime minister netanyahu said publicly several times and privately that he did not agree with ohlmert's proposals, was not bound by them, rejected them completely, and would not accept them as the basis for further discussion. he told me that personally, directly. he said it publicly. numerous newspaper articles in that period reported that.
and that the obama administration could have built on that but instead the obama administration reset the clock, erased the past, in essence, and demanded a settlement freeze. what happened? why did annapolis fall away? why did that offer fall away? >> it is a manner of -- is a matter of well-established public record. i went to the region a few days after my appointment. it was in the midst of the israeli election campaign which was held on february 10, 2009. about two weeks before the...
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president obama has outlined a realistic basis for negotiations to continue. we will based our efforts on that approach. the recent conflict in gaza is the latest reminder that the absence of peace risks the presence of war. we urged those who share our hopes for peace between a sovereign palestine into a secure israel to join us in supporting negotiations, not as encouraging further distractions. there are no shortcuts. long after the votes have been cast, long after the speeches have been forgotten, it is the palestinians and the israelis who must still talk to each other and listen to each other. , and find a way to live side by side in the land they share. thank you, mr. president. [applause] >> president obama travels to pennsylvania friday to talk about his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. the event is part of the white house's effort to cut public support to end the bush era tax cuts for incomes on $250,000 and above. it will be shown at noon eastern on c-span 3. >> washington worked his way up and went to harvard law school. he emigrated out west to the
president obama has outlined a realistic basis for negotiations to continue. we will based our efforts on that approach. the recent conflict in gaza is the latest reminder that the absence of peace risks the presence of war. we urged those who share our hopes for peace between a sovereign palestine into a secure israel to join us in supporting negotiations, not as encouraging further distractions. there are no shortcuts. long after the votes have been cast, long after the speeches have been...
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bush, barack obama, all of them. the president of a two-state solution is a paramount is really interest. we want to preserve in israel that is jewish, democratic. i need from time to time with president habbas and the prime minister. they need and they want peace. i believe that it is possible with them. they are our only partner. it is a piece that is a dream for both of us and it is a nightmare for iran. they are afraid that we shall make peace. iran is an evil, cruel, morally corrupt. it is an affront to human dignity. they are the sponsor and finance are of world terror. iran is a danger to the entire world. [applause] it threatens berlin as well as madrid. it does not threaten just israel. their ambition is to control the metal least so they can control the major powers of the world economy. it must be stopped. it will be stopped. [applause] israel experienced the whole of war. it does not seek it. peace is always our first option. if we are forced to fight, trust me, we shall prevail. [applause] president obam
bush, barack obama, all of them. the president of a two-state solution is a paramount is really interest. we want to preserve in israel that is jewish, democratic. i need from time to time with president habbas and the prime minister. they need and they want peace. i believe that it is possible with them. they are our only partner. it is a piece that is a dream for both of us and it is a nightmare for iran. they are afraid that we shall make peace. iran is an evil, cruel, morally corrupt. it is...
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president obama did. he turned his back on the reform movement in iran because he thought he was going to negotiate with the iranian regime and convince them and charm them at of their nuclear weapons. it did not work that well. that is where we are there. the second thing, and this is the greatest threat to security, it ron's nuclear-weapons program. iran is trying to be a nuclear weapon states. they are working fast and furiously toward a succession of the nuclear-weapons and they want to expand. they want to be the most powerful country in the persian gulf. why? because that is the chokepoint of oil. it goes past the iranian border. if iran controls the persian gulf, they control the oil. that is the second greatest threat facing america today and it is one that is present. they really do not see there is any impediment to what they are about to do, become a nuclear weapons state. israel. we have basically walked away from israel. now, some people say that is a good thing. we were to cross-israeli and
president obama did. he turned his back on the reform movement in iran because he thought he was going to negotiate with the iranian regime and convince them and charm them at of their nuclear weapons. it did not work that well. that is where we are there. the second thing, and this is the greatest threat to security, it ron's nuclear-weapons program. iran is trying to be a nuclear weapon states. they are working fast and furiously toward a succession of the nuclear-weapons and they want to...
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after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority communities and then it is among white communities. i have seen some pretty startling research that in some of these minorities communities, 70% to 80% of broadband is your mobile applications. i am not a critic of mobile broadband. after the verizon wireless transmission. the emirate -- no reason for me to be critical. so my comment is not a platform, and it is more a device comment. and that is if you are going to do mobile on a laptop and you are going to get real broadband -- speed, i do not have any problem. but if you go into the educational context and you are talking about a smart phone, and
after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority...
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to go up against barack obama. [applause] that strong conservative house to have a vision for america. has to have a positive, uniting vision. it takes on folks like wall street, right? the stood up and said, when things get tough, and when folks said the climate is changing, and everybody was saying, man- made global warming. different sectors of our economy to make sure we do not have too much co2. co2, according to this administration, is a toxin. go tell that to a plant. [applause] when all of the wins were changing and everybody was running and sitting on couches and passing carbon caps in massachusetts, i did not go with the climate change. it is not climate science, it was political science. i said no. [applause] when the greatest threats of all hit this country a couple of years ago, when this administration and shoved down the throats of the american people obamacare, i was out there saying out. -- saying no. i have been out there for 20 years. 20 years standing up for free market health care. anybody ever
to go up against barack obama. [applause] that strong conservative house to have a vision for america. has to have a positive, uniting vision. it takes on folks like wall street, right? the stood up and said, when things get tough, and when folks said the climate is changing, and everybody was saying, man- made global warming. different sectors of our economy to make sure we do not have too much co2. co2, according to this administration, is a toxin. go tell that to a plant. [applause] when all...
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as president obama said, we can't want it more than they want it. it's clearly in both their interests. there's talks to go ahead and succeed, and i would say as i did say to benjamin netanyahu this week, you know, you got to show confidence building measures to show the palestinians you're cease -- serious to get a deal, and i said don't add too many preconditions before you go into talks because you got to do the negotiation around the table rather than before you get there. now, both sides can give up a little and actually show they want to deal, they want to agree, i think we'll all know roughly what most of the end state solutions are. as one put it many times and i think here in davos, sometimes there's a light, but there's no tunnel. we need to get the tum right in terms of the talks process to >> "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern would segments on home fork -- home foreclosures. >> our road to the white house coverage continues today with several events in florida. newt gingrich speaks to the hispanic leadership network conference
as president obama said, we can't want it more than they want it. it's clearly in both their interests. there's talks to go ahead and succeed, and i would say as i did say to benjamin netanyahu this week, you know, you got to show confidence building measures to show the palestinians you're cease -- serious to get a deal, and i said don't add too many preconditions before you go into talks because you got to do the negotiation around the table rather than before you get there. now, both sides...